Decoration of fibrous surfaces



Feb. 25, 1947, H. FREIBERG 2,416,521

DECORATION OF FIBROUS SURFACES Fnd Dec. 18, 1944 I to heat.

Patented Feb. 25,1941;

DECORATION "OFFICE Henry Freiberg, London, England, assignorof one-halite Samuel'Freiberg, London, England Application In Great Britain, January 6, 1944 This invention is for improvements in or relating to the decoration of fibrous surfaces, e. g. the surfaces of sheets of woven, lrnitted'or felted flbres including any fibrous materials used in dress-making, leather, artificial leather, wood,

paper or cardboard.

It is an object of this invention to provide a method for decorating surfacesof the kind mentioned above with materials in sheet form and with beads of synthetic resin made in situ.

According to the present invention there is provided a method for decorating ,a surface of fibrous material and in particular the s' urface of a woven or knitted fabric which method consists in applying to the said surface decorative sheet material and securing the said sheet material to the surface by means which consist of or include beads of resin formed in situ from a liquid or 14 'Clalmm (01. 154-421) December 18, 1944, Serial m. 568,612

.2 The decoration may be attached to the surface to be decorated by the method above-described. I v e The invention is illustrated'by thejaccompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a textile fabric decorated in accordance with this invention; ,7

Figure 2 shows on an enlarged scale apiece of net which may be used as the decorative element; Figure 3 showsa', piece of lace which may similarly be used as a decorative element;

' Figure 4 shows also on an enlarged scale a piece I I of metal gauze which can be cut to form the decorative element; I I g Figure 5 shows a piece of sheet material, e.g. of celluioseester, regenerated cellulose or'synthetic resin which is perforated and from which the pasty hardenabie resinous composition applied through holes in the decorative sheet material and/or to the edge of the sheet material so as to adhere both to the said sheet material and to the surface of the fibrous material.

It will be understood that the beads not only secure, or assist in securing, the decorative sheet material to the surface of the fibrous material but also contribute to the decorative effect. 7

The decorative sheetmaterial may consist of I any material which is reticulated, e. g. net orlace of fibrous material or gauze of metal wire. It may alternatively consist of a sheet material such as a woven fabric or a sheet of non-fibrous material, for example, cellulose ester plastic, regenerated cellulose or synthetic resin which may 7 have had holes punched or otherwise formed in it.

The beads of syntheticresin may be formed from a resinous composition which is allowedor caused to set to a hard mass under such conditions that the decorative material and the surface to which the decoration is to be applied is notdeleteriouslyaffected. Thus, the resinous composition may haveya basis of urea-formaldehyde decorative elements may be cut or'stamped;

Figure 6 showson an enlarged scale one method of forming beadsof resin onaflbrous surface;

and

- Figure! shows a method of employing beads for uniting two or more decorative elements to a fibrous surface.

Referring to Figure 1; II is a sheet of fibrous material, for example a sheet of textile fabric and I! are decorative elements made of reticulated material and secured to the fabric surfaces by means of beads of synthetic resin "which adhere not only to the decorative elements but also to the fibrous surface to which they are attached. Certain of the beads II are applied at the edges of the decorative element while others are applied to the centre portion of the said element.

Referringto Figure 5, the sheet material is perforated as at l5 and decorative elements are;

' cut from the perforated sheet material.

resin but it will be understood that any type of resinous material may be employed providing it can be brought into the liquid or pasty state and can be formed into beads which set hard under conditions which do mot lead to appreciable spreading of the drops. The composition may be mixed with pigments, dyes or fillers and may conveniently be applied by means of a piping bag or other apparatus employed in the decorative icing of cakes. Setting of the resin'may be brought about by the addition of hardening agent to the composition and by subjecting the beaded fabric In Figure 6 the fabric. I has applied to it a bead of resinous composition which is hardenable and which is indicated by H, the bead being applied by means of a piping'ba'g such as isemployed by 'confectioners in the decorative icing V' of cakes. The pointed end of such a piping bag isin'dicated at ll.

Referring to Figure, decorative elements ll,

20 and 21 are afllxed to a sheet of fibrous material 22" by means of beads of hardenable synthetic resin, for example 24, applied to the edges and to the centre portions of the said elements. The beads applied at the centre portions not only-assist in securing the decorative elements to the fibrous surface but in addition contribute to the decorative effect. The bead 26 secures the three elements It, 20 and II to the fibrous surface while formed of a numberof elements cut in sheet material and separately 3 decorative beads.

the beads 28 secure two of the elements together and to the fibrous surface.

Following is a description by way of example of a method of carrying the invention into effect.

A pieceof net is cut to form a decorative pattern composed of elements I! as in Figures 1 and 7 and is applied to the surface of a piece of textile fabric I! (Figure 1),.which is to be decorated. The net is secured to the textile fabric II by means of droplets II of 'a pigmented heat-hardenable urea-formaldehyde resin which are applied at the edge of the net and within it so as, to contribute to the decorative eflect. .The textile fabric with its net and bead decorationvis heated in an oven at a temperature and for. a time insufiicient deleteriously to affect the fabric ening of the resin to the insoluble condition.

' The decorative net and beads are so firmly at-; tached to thefabric that the latter may be subjected to the normal processes of cleaning; a m 1.. A method for decorating a surface of fibrous material which method consists infapplyin'g to the said surface perforated'iiecorative elements of sheet material and securing the said elements to. the said surface by meanswhich include decorative beads of synthetic resin for-med inv situ from a pasty hardenable resinous composition applied through holes in the decorative elements andto the edges of the said elements so as to adhere decorative beads of synthetic resin formed in or the net but sufilcient to bring about the hardsitu from a hardenable resinous composition applied as dropletsthrough holes in the decorative elements and to the edges of the said elements so as to adhere both to the said elements and to to harden to form upstanding decorative beads.

6. A method for decorating a surface of fibrous material which method consists inapplyingto the said fibrous material decorative elements of metal gauze and securing the said elements to thesaid fibrous material by means which include decorative ,beads of synthetic resin formed'in situ from a pasty hardenable resinous composition applied as globules through holes in the decorative elements and to the edges of the said n elements so as to adhere both to the said clear merit and to the surfaces of-the fibrous material both to the said elements and to the surface; of the fibrous material to be decorated and thereafter causing the resinous composition to harden without ubstantial flattening so as to produce hardened upstanding decorative beads of resin. l 2. A method for decorating a surface offibrous material which method consists in applying to the'said surface a plurality ofdecorative ele-T 1 ments of net laid in contact with the said surface the resinous compositionto form upstanding 1 3. A method for decorating a surfaceof fibrous material which method consists in applying to the said surface a plurality of decorative elements of lace and securing the said elements, to, the fibrous material by means of drops of hardehable synthetic resin applied through interstices in the lace to the said fibrous, material and the eafter causing the synthetic r'esi upstanding decorative bead. 1. I

4. A method for decoratinga surface off'fibrous lace to thefibrousvmaterlal 'sO as to 8801;!6 the I 3 .material which method consists in apply ihg to;

v p the saidm'ateriahdcorative elements consisting,

of woven fabric having'holes punched there-1 through and securing the said elements to the said fibrous material by decorativebeads of syn- [to harden to form thetic resin formed in situ from a hardenable-- 1 material .and securing the said decorative ele- -ments'to the said surface by means which include material which method consists in applying to the said surface decorative elementsralso of textile to be decorated and thereafter causing the globules of the resinous composition to harden to form upstanding decorative beads.

7. A method for decorating a surface of fibrous materialwhichsmethod consists in applying to the said surface decorative elements of reticulated sheet material and securing the said elements to the fibrous surface by means of decoratlvebeads of synthetic resin formed in situ from a pasty hardenableresinous composition applied at the edges of the said decorative elements while in the-unhardened condition so as to adhere both to the said elements and to the surface of the fibrous material to be decorated and thereafter of synthetic resin formed in situ from a pasty hardenable resinous composition applied in the unhardened form sotliat at least two of the decorative elements are secured together and to thesurface of the textile-material to be decorated by at 'least one decorative bead and thereafter causing the resinous composition to harden to t form the upstanding decorative beads.

9. A method for decorating a surface of fibrous material which method consists in applying to the said surface decorative elements of nonfibrous perforated sheet material secured to the fibrous material by means of decorative globules of harden ble synthetic; resin while in the unharden'ed tate, the said globules being applied through perforations in the decorative elements so as to"adhere to the said elements and to the surface of the fibrous material and thereafter causing the globules to set and harden ,to form upstanding decorative beads.

10. A method for decorating a surface of .fibrousmaterial which "method consists in applying to-the said surface decorative elements of sheet material made of a substance selected from regenerated cellulose andsynthetic resinand securing the said elements to the said fibrous surface by means which comprise decorative beads of synthetic resin formed in situ from a pasty hardenable resinous composition applied through holes in the decorative elements so as to adhere both to the said elements and to the surface of the-fibrous materialttobe decorated and thereafter causing the resinous composition to harden to form the decorative heads. ,1

the group consisting *of cellulose ester plastic,

,5 l1.'A fibrous material having surface decoration comprising reticulated material secured to the surface of the flbrous material by means of non-fibrous material consisting of sheet material selected from the group consisting of cellulose ester plastic, regenerated cellulose and synthetic resin secured to the said textile material by decorative beads of hardened synthetic resin upstanding from the surface of the decorated fabric at least certain of which decorative beads contact both the non-fibrous decorative elements and the textile'material.

14. A- fabric bearing surface decoration con- .sisting of elements 0; reticulated sheet-material fabric. i n HENRY mnnsmncr.

REFERENCES crrnn The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 428,211 British May 2, 1935 V f fl/ F; i 

